Friends...
Day 13 San Juan de Ortega to Burgos Miles; 17.4 Total Miles: 187.7 Elevation gain: 488’ Descent: 938’ Moving speed; 3.0 mph “A journey is best measured in friends, rather than miles” Tim Cahill Friends. A major part of the Camino experience is the people you meet. People from all over the world. Most pilgrims stay in albergues, which are basically hostels which are available on a first-come-first-serve basis. You sleep in large rooms with dozens of others and you are forced to meet a lot of people by necessity, Our experience is a bit different. We are staying in small hotels or BnB type accommodations. We have more privacy and comfort but we must get from point A to point B every day as we are pre-booked. We were concerned that we would not meet as many people this way and would not create as many friendships. However, I feel we have done quite well. We have met other pilgrims from 15 diffe...